The word universal means

What do we mean by universal?

Of, relating to, or affecting the entire universe. adjective

Including, relating to, or affecting all members of the class or group under consideration; applicable in all cases: synonym: general. adjective

Done, produced, or shared by all members of the class or group under consideration. adjective

Adapted or adjustable to many sizes, uses, or devices. adjective

Encompassing all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition. adjective

A universal proposition. noun

A general or abstract concept or term considered absolute or axiomatic. noun

A general or widely held principle, concept, or notion. noun

A trait or pattern of behavior characteristic of all the members of a particular culture or of all humans. noun

In mech., having feed-motions of the work against the cutter or tool in all possible directions (both right and left, forward and back, and up and down). Since tools of this type have usually a wide range of adaptable cutters, the term has been extended to mean having a very wide range of uses, or capable of doing nearly all kinds of work. It is the contradictory of special (in this use), which is applied to a tool that is designed for one class of work and no other.

A form of pipe-union in which the two pieces joined together, end to end, may be at an angle with each other, or not in line: effected by the use of a spherical surface of contact, one half male and the other female, pressed together by a nut forming part of the female half.

Pertaining to the universe in its entirety, or to the human race collectively.

Pertaining to all things or to all mankind distributively. This is the original and most proper signification.

Belonging to or predicated of all the members of a class considered without exception: as, a universal rule.

In logic, capable of being predicated of many individuals or single cases; general.

Synonyms General, etc. See common.

In logic: One of the five predicables of the Aristotelians, or logical varieties of predicates, which are said to be genus, species, difference, property, and accident. noun

A general term or predicate, or the general nature which such a term signifies. noun

The whole; the system of the universe. noun

A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

Possibly the BIGGEST mistake ever made period! Urban Dictionary

Once a mechanism whereby smart people could raise themselves above humble beginnings and obtain a worthwhile qualification indicating a high probability of being employable. Now a complete con to get kids with high hopes into insurmountable amounts of debt before they even think about buying a house.. then they discover that the job they trained for was entirely fictitious, and they’ll have to take any job they can get. At this point, they realise they should have gone into benefit fraud and drug dealing like all their «stupid» friends, who now have houses, cars and big screen TVs. Urban Dictionary

All there is.
This is a flexable term, which once was used for what we now call the solar system. Later, it was used for what we call the Milky Way. Now it is used for the sum total of all the galaxies, of which appears to be about ten billion of them. Urban Dictionary

Basically very expensive day care for young adults Urban Dictionary

A place u go with the sole purpose of education. Somehow, u get sidetracked and just end up drinking, getting laid, take advantage of unemployment, and writing massive amounts of research papers that have little to do with your ability to perform a job more efficiently. Urban Dictionary

1. A respectable means of gaining knowledge and becoming more employable through hard work, therefore aiding humanity in becoming a smarter, more advanced species.
2. Something most people waste a large portion of their life at solely to save face, being that most people are thoughtless sheep who’ll do whatever it takes to be accepted by society and are uninspired in general having absolutely no personal aspirations. Urban Dictionary

Institution which, with a bit of luck, can just about manage to undo half of a percent of the damage wrought by school. Urban Dictionary

Universism is a religious philosophy which aims to unite freethinkers, whether they use the term Atheist, Agnostic, Deist, Transcendentalist, Pantheist, Scientific Materialist or other to describe their beliefs. Universism posits that religious philosophy should not be conceived in terms of one’s views toward God, but rather the method and attitude with which one approaches religious questions. Universists embrace uncertainty and deem it fundamental to human progress. Urban Dictionary

An infinitely large and infinitely improbable amount of space which, when looked at from a mathematical standpoint, can be said to have no life, civilization, language, art, or anything at all in it. The answer to the whole mess of it all has been calculated to be forty-two, but every attempt to find the actual question has failed miserably, the most noteworthy of which has been the planet Earth. Thoughts on this matter-
«There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another which states that this has already happened.»
-Douglas Adams. Urban Dictionary

A series of inside jokes and mistakes made by God in an attempt to impress his drinking buddies on a Saturday in late August. Hence the five day work week and the platypus. Urban Dictionary

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	universal — (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages linguistic universal linguistics — the scientific study of language linguistic rule, rule — (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
	2.	universal — (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class universal proposition logic — the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference proposition — (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false particular proposition, particular — (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
	3.	universal — a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; «some form of religion seems to be a human universal» normal, convention, rule, pattern, formula — something regarded as a normative example; «the convention of not naming the main character»; «violence is the rule not the exception»; «his formula for impressing visitors»
	4.	universal — coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; «in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps» universal joint coupler, coupling — a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects drive line, drive line system — mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
Adj.	1.	universal — of worldwide scope or applicability; «an issue of cosmopolitan import»; «the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time»- Christopher Morley; «universal experience» ecumenical, oecumenical, worldwide, world-wide, cosmopolitan, general comprehensive — including all or everything; «comprehensive coverage»; «a comprehensive history of the revolution»; «a comprehensive survey»; «a comprehensive education»
	2.	universal — applicable to or common to all members of a group or set; «the play opened to universal acclaim»; «rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys» general — applying to all or most members of a category or group; «the general public»; «general assistance»; «a general rule»; «in general terms»; «comprehensible to the general reader»
	3.	universal — adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; «universal wrench», «universal chuck»; «universal screwdriver» adaptable — capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; «to succeed one must be adaptable»; «the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths»

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universal

adjective

1. widespread, general, common, whole, total, entire, catholic, unlimited, ecumenical, omnipresent, all-embracing, overarching proposals for universal health care

2. global, worldwide, international, pandemic universal diseases

Usage: The use of more universal as in his writings have long been admired by fellow scientists, but his latest book should have more universal appeal is acceptable in modern English usage.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

universal

adjective

1. So pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world:

2. Ever present in all places:

3. Belonging or relating to the whole:

noun

A broad and basic rule or truth:

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Translations

• Defenition of the word universal

  • Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope.
  • Common to all members of a group or class.
  • Of or pertaining to the universe.
  • of worldwide scope or applicability; «an issue of cosmopolitan import»; «the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time»- Christopher Morley; «universal experience»
  • coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; «in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps»
  • coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
  • a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
  • (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
  • (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
  • of worldwide scope or applicability
  • adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
  • applicable to or common to all members of a group or set

Synonyms for the word universal

• • collective
  • common
  • complete
  • cosmopolitan
  • ecumenical
  • entire
  • general
  • oecumenical
  • total
  • unanimous
  • universal joint
  • widespread
  • worldwide

Similar words in the universal

• • comprehensive
  • universal
  • universality
  • universality’s
  • universals

Meronymys for the word universal

• • drive line
  • drive line system

Hypernyms for the word universal

• • convention
  • coupler
  • coupling
  • formula
  • linguistic rule
  • normal
  • pattern
  • proposition
  • rule

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